- Francis Butler
Francis Butler (1810-1874) was an American
author ,veterinarian , anddog trainer, who lived in New York until his death. His success with the training and control of dogs is said to have been remarkable. He is also noted for being the first recorded owner of aGreat Dane in the United States.Butler was originally from England and moved to the U.S. around age 32. Among other occupations, he held the post of Professor of the French Language at the Brooklyn Female Academy, and a similar post at another school in Flushing. As such, he was quite the linguist. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E1DE173DE43BBC4152DFB066838F669FDE THE LATE MR. W.F. BUTLER, THE DOG FANCIER. - Article Preview - The New York Times ] ]
Butler, his wife, and family owned several acres of land around their home in Brooklyn, where Mr. Butler ran his dog-veterinary business. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E1DE173DE43BBC4152DFB066838F669FDE THE LATE MR. W.F. BUTLER, THE DOG FANCIER. - Article Preview - The New York Times ] ]
He died, at age 64, from
hydrophobia given to him from the bite of a dog he had treated six weeks earlier. He was survived by his wife and nine children.Noted books
* "Dogo-graphy"
* "Spanish Teacher"
* "French Speaker"
* "Breeding, Training, Management and Diseases of Dogs, &tc."
* "Butler's Poetical Sketches"References
[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E1DE173DE43BBC4152DFB066838F669FDE]
External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E1DE173DE43BBC4152DFB066838F669FDE Obituary of Francis Butler from the New York Times, June 19, 1874]
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